US1925540A - Brace or bracket for the support of crockery, glassware, kitchen utensils, and the like - Google Patents

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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G23/00—Other table equipment
  • A47G23/02—Glass or bottle holders
  • A47G23/0208—Glass or bottle holders for drinking-glasses, plastic cups, or the like

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• the object of my invention is to provide a device which will hold such articles in a secure position on or against the undersurfaces of shelves, tables, etc. so that this space which is ordinarily unused may be turned to advantage, that the articles so supported may be kept clear of the upper surfaces upon which dust is likely to settle and thus avoid becoming contaminated by contact therewith, also that the upper surfaces of said shelves etc. may be utilized for other articles.
• a pair of rigid or semi-rigid arms arranged in fork-like fashion, or a group of such pairs on a common bed-plate, secured to the underside of a shell either by screws, clamps or other appropriate means.
• These arms are so positioned under the shelf as to present their free ends toward the front edge thereof, though in certain cases where the shelf is very deep and where shelf edgings of wood, oilcloth, etc. make installation of the article from the front difficult, the free ends may extend toward the rear or wall side of the shelf.
• the invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described,
• Fig. 1 is an isometric drawing viewing one form of the device from above, supporting a piece of glassware;
• Fig. 2 is an isometric drawing viewing a form of the device from below;
• Fig. 3 is an isometric drawing viewing another form of the device from below.
• Fig. 1, 1 represents a section of a shelf to which is afiixed a base or bed-plate 2 having a cutout or cutouts appropriately designed for the reception of articles to be supported as a stem-glass 3.
• the drawing shows the glass inverted it is perfectly feasible to hold the glass in an upright position by utilizing a differently shaped cutout in base 2.
• the cutout consists of a vertical wall 4, u-
• Fig. 2 represents a section of a shelf 1 having aflixed to its under side a device consisting of a metal bed-plate 7 from which are pressed two pairs of arms 8, one pair supporting a stemglass 3.
• the arms 8 are semi-rigid by virtue of their being made of springy metal.
• the arms 8 are positioned somewhat below the bed-plate 7 and are normally in approximately horizontal position though the free ends are slightly higher than the secured ends in practice.
• the free ends are shown to have a double bend near their extremities, the first bend from the horizontal section of the arms 8 is diagonally upward, numbered 9, and purposes to act as a stop to prevent the article in repose from slipping out, then there is another band 10 which is inclined diagonally downward and acts to facilitate the entrance of the article into its proper position between the arms 8 and the bedplate 7.
• a curved extension 1'7 of the arms 8 acts as a stop.
• the arms 8 are made long enough and spaced far enough apart to receive the largest ordinary stem-glass base and stem and the stop 17 is positioned slightly posterior of the mid-point so that taking into account the radius of the stem of the glass the glass will be positioned approximately midway between the fixed and the free ends of the arms 8 irrespective of the size of the base of the glass.
• Fig. 3 represents another form of this invention.
• the device is made of wire and is shown afiixed to the shelf 1 by virtue of a loop 11 of the wire.
• the device is held to 95 the shelf between the horizontal portions of the wire 12 and 13 by the springiness of the wire and particularly by the springiness of the vertical part 14.
• the article to be supported is held by the arms 15 which offer an upward pressure due to their springiness and by the coils 16.
• the coils 16 are used in order to create less pressure between 13 and 15 than between 12 and 13. In this construction it is possible to obtain not only an upward pressure in the arms 15, but also a lateral pressure which may be desirable in some cases.
• the free ends are bent as were the free ends of the arms 8 in Fig. 2 for purposes of retention and guidance and in the case of lateral gripping the free ends may also be bent laterally away from each other for guidance purposes as shown.
• a device for supporting a receptacle having a stem and a base, on a support comprising a plate, a pair of spaced, resilient arms extending from said plate, said arms being disposed adjacent to said plate and adapted to receive the base of said receptacle between said'arms and said plate for pressing said base against said plate, with the stem disposed between said arms, said arms having means adapted to engage the rim of the base of said receptacle to retain said receptacle from slipping out, and stop means on said arms adapted to contact the stem of said receptacle to limit movement of said receptacle in a direction away from the freeends of said arms.
• a device for holding a stemmed member against a support comprising a .plate, a pair of resilient arms positioned adjacent to said plate, one end of each arm being aiiixed to said plate, the other end of each arm being free, said free ends being bent from said arms first towards and then away from said plate, said last bend being the nearer of the two to the free end of said arms, and means between said arms adapted when said member is mounted on said plate.

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• 1932
  • 1932-07-12 US US622060A patent/US1925540A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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